Changes in the numbers of hospital-based abortions and outpatient early medical abortions in Victoria, 2012–22: a retrospective cohort study

MB Marzan; E Johnson; P Moore; H Jiang; L Hui

Journal article

Changes in the numbers of hospital-based abortions and outpatient early medical abortions in Victoria, 2012–22: a retrospective cohort study

MB Marzan, E Johnson, P Moore, H Jiang, L Hui

Medical Journal of Australia | WILEY | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52203

Abstract

Objectives: To assess changes in the monthly numbers of hospital-based abortions and outpatient early medical abortions in Victoria during January 2012 – March 2022, with a particular interest in the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Study design: Population-based retrospective cohort study; time series analysis of Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data. Setting, participants: All admitted care episodes in Victoria during 1 January 2012 – 31 March 2022 with medical abortion as the principal diagnosis; all PBS claims for mifepristone–misoprostol (MS-2 Step) during 1 January 2015 (date of listing) – 31 March 2022. Main..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Lisa Hui has a National Health and Medical Research Council fellowship (1105603). Eleanor Johnson is supported by a Melbourne Academic Centre for Health fellowship. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or the writing of the report.